Chapter 54
"I-I don't quite understand what you mean," Wendy Jr. said awkwardly.
- Don't worry, I'll explain everything to you later and even tell you about Grandina. - I said with a warm smile.
- Do you know where Grandina is?! - the girl exclaimed.
- Yes, but we will discuss this after we have accomplished the goal for which we have all gathered.
- Look, you can't just drop a bomb like that without explaining anything, - Leon was indignant, realizing that I wasn't going to explain everything.
- All you need to know is that due to a teleportation error, she was thrown from a parallel world into ours. Everything else concerns only dragon slayers. - I calmly responded to the indignation.
- Leon, we are not here to sort things out, - Jura decided to intervene. - Ichiya, I think it would be appropriate to start discussing our strategy.
- Yes, of course. - the man agreed and joined everyone at the table, however, the girls and I followed his example, seating our youngest at our side. I wonder if we can be considered biological sisters? Still, despite the obvious lack of elven ancestors and small external differences on this basis, we are almost twins, only of different ages.
- There is a forest to the north of us. Since ancient times, powerful magic has been spreading from there. Its name is "nirvana." - Ichiya began to broadcast.
- Never heard of it, - Leon said.
- And you, Jura? - Sherry decided to ask her older friend.
- No... I even heard the name for the first time.
"We know that this is a destructive power of such strength that even if people seal it, they cannot stop it completely," Ren took the floor.
- We don't know what type of magic this is, but recently dark sorcerers have gathered in these lands... and it's easy to assume that their goal is "nirvana."
"This order wants to find this power before us... We must stop them!!!" Ichiya exclaimed before continuing in a calmer tone. "We only have 11 mages while they only have 6. But we must not underestimate the enemy. Each of them is incredibly strong.
Using magic, Hibiki created projections on which were portraits of our future opponents.
- Cobra, uses poisonous snakes. Racer, true to his nickname, uses speed magic. Hotei with heavenly eyes. Angel, a girl who says she can see what's in your heart. "Midnight" - we have no information about this guy and finally - their leader Brian. - Ichiya gave out bits of information, pointing to the portraits of each of the magicians.
- Each of these mages is capable of dealing with an entire guild on their own. Therefore, we must use our advantage in numbers. - the man concluded.
"I'm not good at fighting…" the younger Wendy said, upset.
- Wendy!! Are you going to stop or not?!! - the white exile almost hissed.
- Don't worry. We are strong enough that you won't have to fight. - I said, stroking the girl's head with a warm smile. Although she was embarrassed, she didn't show any signs of being against such an attitude.
- Wendy is right. We spent half our lives preparing for the battle with Acnologia and we definitely don't intend to lose to someone weaker. - Elsa supported my words.
Looking at my younger self, it seems like my maternal instincts are starting to kick in. I just want to shield her from any danger.
- Although we have heard of your strength, this will not be necessary. Our strategy is not just a head-on fight. The most important thing is to find out the location of their base. - Ichiya drew attention to himself again.
- Their bases? - Leon asked again.
"We're not sure if this is true, but we're hoping that the base is in the woods. If possible, we want to catch all six of them there, and then we'll use our flying ship Christina to destroy their base and everyone inside." Ichiya shared his plan.
- A magic bomber?!" Sherry exclaimed, turning slightly pale.
- The plan is interesting, but it only works if the enemy doesn't know about it, - our Charlie began to speak, slowly getting up from the table and approaching the man.
- What do you mean? - he asked.
The next moment, something happened that almost no one expected. With one swift blow, the cat-girl sent Ichiya flying into the wall with such force that it left a noticeable crater, but before the crowd could even get upset, in a white cloud, Ichiya's body was replaced by two small people who, having lost consciousness, disappeared, just like all star spirits do.
- Exactly, and I keep wondering what I forgot. - I said as if nothing had happened, while Elsa, who was sitting next to me, disappeared using the magic of space.
- What's going on! - Jura exclaimed, jumping up from his seats along with the others, leaving only me, who continued to calmly drink tea, and the younger Wendy, who didn't understand anything.
- Apparently, Angel was able to replace Ichiya with the help of the star spirit Gemini. - I answered calmly, while in the background, the body of a beautiful, but nevertheless mercilessly beaten woman flew into the room, knocking down the front door.
- Oh, here she is.
- One down, five left, - said Elsa.
"If she's here, then where is Ichiya?" Hibiki asked tensely.
- Charlie? - I looked at the cat-girl with a question, to which she answered, closing her eyes for a few moments.
- He is lying in the same room where he was placed after losing consciousness.
- Loss of consciousness? - Jura asked again.
"He behaved like a complete pervert and got what he deserved," Elsa answered him.
- I'll tell you honestly, I don't think this task is difficult, but I fully agree with the plan to improve relations between the guilds. - I took the floor. - Therefore, I propose to do the following. Charlie will find where the remaining opponents are located, we will either arrest them or destroy them, then destroy the "nirvana", and then throw a party in this place.
Saying this, I summoned a magic circle on my extended index finger and using time magic, I restored all the damage that had been done to this building.
- Well, do you agree?